Dr. Jordon Gilmore
God knows you better than you know yourself. He knows your personality, your fears, your struggles, your thoughts, and even the person He is shaping you to become. In this message, Jordon explores how deeply God knows us—and why that truth should bring both conviction and tremendous encouragement.
God Makes Room for Our Humanity
God knows our weaknesses and fears, and He patiently works with us as we learn to trust Him.
In Judges 7:9–11, God tells Gideon that the enemy has already been delivered into his hands. Yet God also knows Gideon is afraid. Rather than ignoring Gideon’s fear, God gives him an opportunity to hear something that will strengthen his faith.
We see something similar in Joshua 2. Before Israel crosses the Jordan, Rahab tells the spies that the people of the land have heard what God has done and are already afraid of Israel.
God knew His people needed that encouragement.
God knows what scares us, what frustrates us, and what makes us uncomfortable. That doesn't mean He will never ask us to confront those things. Often, He calls us directly into situations that require faith. But He knows our humanity and patiently helps us move forward.
God Knows Our Hearts and Minds
We sometimes say, “God knows my heart,” as though that excuses our behavior. But the reality that God knows our hearts should also be sobering.
He knows our thoughts, motives, intentions, struggles, and even the things we considered doing but never acted upon.
Yet God's complete knowledge of us is also incredibly comforting.
Psalm 139 describes a God who knows when we sit down and rise, understands our thoughts, knows our words before we speak them, and knew us before we were formed.
Even when our thoughts about ourselves aren't precious, God's thoughts toward us are precious.
That allows us to pray as David did:
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties.” — Psalm 139:23
God already knows what He will find. The invitation is for Him to reveal it to us and lead us forward.
God Knows the Fullest Version of You
God doesn't only know who you have been or who you are today.
He knows who you are becoming.
Imagine the best possible version of yourself—the person you wish you could become. God's picture is greater.
The gap between who we are and who we believe we should be can sometimes feel overwhelming. But God knows exactly where He is taking us.
Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that God knows the thoughts He has toward us and is leading us toward an “expected end.”
We may not know the route, but God is the one driving.
Don't Lose Heart
Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 4:7–18 that we carry God's treasure in fragile “earthen vessels.”
We can be:
Even our struggles become part of God's redemptive work.
Our lives demonstrate the Gospel: God's original purpose was affected by sin, but God is redeeming what was broken and ultimately bringing His plan to completion.
That's why we don't have to lose heart.
God knew about the struggle.
God knew about the detour.
God knew about the weakness.
And God knows where He is taking you.
He Will Finish What He Started
God does not do incomplete work.
The God who began His work in us will continue bringing it toward completion. And Jude gives us a beautiful picture of the destination:
**“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy…” —
